Jerome Korkoya chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC) has termed as politically motivated allegations of electoral fraud made by some political parties, noting that NEC is a professional organization that is neutral. Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, the NEC chairman said the Commission is not situated in terms of mandate and resources to respond to allegations made by politicians intended to influence the public. Korkoya during a press conference Wednesday committed the NEC to resolution of electoral matters, this, he said, remains a high priority for Commission. He further said delay that comes out of the hearings is sometimes due to technicality implored by political parties. He cautioned political parties to be civil with the way they go about filing cases to the NEC.

Source: Front Page Africa November 09, 2017 02:48 UTC